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中東戦争の影響で燃料費が高騰し、英国のインフレ率は3月に上昇

-- 英国の総合インフレ率は3月に上昇した。中東での戦争が燃料価格の高騰を引き起こしたことが背景にあり、イングランド銀行が次回の金融政策会合で金利を据え置く可能性が高いとの市場予想を裏付ける形となった。 水曜日に発表された国家統計局(ONS)のデータによると、3月の年間インフレ率は前月の3%から3.3%に加速した。この最新の数値は市場予想と一致している。 月次ベースでは、消費者物価指数(CPI)は前月の0.4%上昇、市場予想の0.6%上昇を上回り、0.7%上昇となった。 ONSはインフレ率上昇の主な要因として運輸部門、特に燃料価格の上昇を挙げている。チーフエコノミストのグラント・フィッツナー氏は、燃料価格の上昇幅は3年以上ぶりの大幅なものだったと述べている。 運輸部門の物価は、2026年3月までの12か月間で4.7%上昇し、2026年2月までの12か月間の2.4%上昇から加速しました。自動車燃料価格は全体で4.9%上昇し、2023年1月以来の最高水準を記録しました。 「今月は、航空運賃の上昇に加え、食料品価格の上昇も物価上昇の大きな要因となりました。唯一、物価上昇を相殺する要因となったのは衣料品で、前年同期比で上昇幅が縮小しました」とフィッツナー氏は付け加えました。「原油価格とガソリン価格の上昇を背景に、企業向け原材料費と工場出荷商品の月間コストは大幅に上昇しました。」 エネルギー、食料品、アルコール、タバコを除いた英国の年間インフレ率は、3月に3.1%と、前月および市場予想の3.2%を下回りました。コア消費者物価は前月比0.4%上昇し、前月の0.6%上昇、市場予想の0.5%上昇を下回りました。 「英国の消費者物価指数(CPI)の最新の上昇は、今後予想されるインフレ波の規模と期間について、ほとんど何も教えてくれません。イングランド銀行は依然として手探り状態で、この問題は未解決のままです。しかし、これまでに得られた限られた調査データを見る限り、インフレに関して警戒すべき点はほとんどないようです」とINGはレポートで述べています。「インフレ率が4%を大幅に上回らない限り――イングランド銀行は、4%を超えると持続的な物価上昇圧力が起こりやすいと指摘しています――イングランド銀行は今年、金利を据え置くことを選択するでしょう。」 イングランド銀行は4月30日に次回の金融政策会合を開催する予定です。

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